Campos: Anna Mae moves to Mt. Hawley

Last year several Washington bowlers took advantage of their home lanes in the Anna Mae Brown women’s city tournament at Plaza Lanes.

Nicole Hartseil beat Kayla Johnson for the all-events title with a 2,037. Hartseil also was on the winning five-woman team, the Lady Eagles (2,960), while Johnson won scratch singles andscratch doubles with Lynn Dodwell.

Debra Morgan and Janice Rathbun won the handicap doubles title (1,519).

This year’ event moves to Mt. Hawley Bowl in Peoria, where it will open a three-weekend run on Saturday.

Hartseil will not bowl this weekend. She will be at Stardust Bowl in Addison with the Robert Morris-Peoria women’s bowling team, participating in sectional qualifying for the XBowling Intercollegiate Team Championships.

Members of RMU-Peoria have dominated the women’s city tournament in recent years. Erin Chambers won all-events in 2012 and Kathleen Johnson won four titles in 2011.

The last non-RMU bowler to win a women’s scratch all-events title was Danielle Davis in 2010.

UPCOMING: Plaza Lanes will host a four-game handicap sweeper Saturday, starting at 6:30 p.m. Handicap will be 80 percent off of 220, and first place will pay $200 based on 30 entries.

Then on Sunday the Peoria Bowling Tournaments and Safari Bowl will host an eight-game scratch sweeper, starting at 10 a.m. Entry is $80, and first place is $800 based on 32 entries.

Sunset Lanes in Pekin will host an Over 50/Under 50 scratch tournament Sunday, starting at 10 a.m. Entry is $90 per team.

CLOSE AGAIN: On Tuesday night, Harley Bollinger opened a game with 11 strikes and has yet to shoot a trey this season.

He left a 10-pin on his last ball for a 299 at Landmark.

The bowler opposite him on the monitor, Pete Burdette, fared a little better. He completed his 300 game, but was not bowling head-to-head against Bollinger.

Bollinger’s team ended up winning the game.

NICE START: Several area bowlers are on the early leader board at this year’s United States Bowling Congress tournament in Reno.

Mike McBride was in third place in all events with 1,999. He rolled 692 in team, 632 in doubles and 675 in singles (13th place).

Chris Stenger is third in singles with a 734 and 22nd in all events with 1,865.

The Andrews Lawncare 3 team is in third place with 3,063, mostly behind the efforts of Ryan Driskill and Joe Robards.

Driskill led the team with a 719 series on games of 253, 218 and 248. Robards added a 637. Other team members were Gary Melko, Kile Hardin and Lonnie Driskill.

Ryan Driskill is tied for sixth place in all events with 1,972 and ninth in singles with 694.

MASTERS/YOUTH: Connor Jones ended up with the high handicap total in the annual Masters/Youth Pro-Am at Landmark Lanes.

BOWL FOR KIDS SAKE: It is also time for the annual Big Brothers/Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake event at Landmark Lanes. Be on the lookout for requests asking for donations, especially from some of the folks at Caterpillar.

The company has been a big contributor for the past few years, and March 22-23 is set for Caterpillar weekend this year.

JOHNNY CAMPOS is the Journal Star bowling columnist. He can be reached at jcampos@pjstar.com or 686-3214. Read his Spare Change blog at blogs.pjstar.com/sparechange, or follow him on Twitter at @JohnnyCampos59.